After losing to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14-5 in Week 12, the Seahawks came back the following week to hang 40 points on the Carolina Panthers in a 40-7 runaway win. One week later, they were on the other end of a blowout, losing 38-10 to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.

The Seahawks have been held to 10 points or fewer four times this season. The Rams (8) and the Browns (5) are the only other teams with more such games. One of those games for Seattle came back in Week 7 against the Cardinals, when they were held to just six points in their 6-6 tie.

If Seattle wants to put up points on the Cardinals tomorrow, there are three keys they’ll need to follow in order to be successful.

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It starts and ends with Wilson

It may be beating a dead horse saying Wilson is the catalyst to Seattle’s success and the main source of its failure. Wilson has been on a roller coaster ride, at times looking like a certifiable MVP candidate, at other looking like a more mobile version of Ryan Leaf (too harsh?). Wilson has thrown 15 touchdown passes with three interceptions in Seattle’s nine wins, while posting a passer rating of 107.3. In the losses and tie, he’s thrown one touchdown to eight interceptions with a rating of 61.6. Against the Cards at home, Wilson is just 2-2 with four touchdowns and three picks. He’ll need to buck the trend today to help Seattle get the win.

Find Graham

Earlier this week, Jimmy Graham was snubbed as a Pro Bowl starter, named as an alternate instead. It seems that lately he’s also been snubbed by his own quarterback. In the past two games, Graham has just two receptions (one in each game) for 47 yards. He’s third among tight ends with 816 receiving yards. If the passing game wants to get clicking, they’ll need Graham to get more involved.

Lockett and loaded

Last week against the Rams, wide receiver and return specialist Tyler Lockett had a career high 130 receiving yards against, including a 57-yard touchdown reception. As good as Seattle’s run game has been of late, excluding last week’s performance against the Rams, it’s the passing game that will be the main focus of the offense come the postseason. Graham and Doug Baldwin have been Wilson’s favorite targets this season, but with Lockett’s standout performance last week, the Seahawks should try to incorporate more plays geared towards Lockett.